If you had been reading my past articles on Michael Vick you would be up to speed with whats going on. Yesturday a federal indictment was handed down charging Vick with competitive dog fighting. The 19-page federal indictment, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, alleges the 27-year-old Vick and his co-defendants began the dogfighting operation in early 2001, the former Virginia Tech star's rookie year with the Falcons. Click here for the complete indictment.
In late May, two federal law enforcement officials were quoted as saying that they believed there was sufficient evidence to eventually indict Vick, but they were less certain of mounting a successful prosecution. There is a reason, however, that the feds own a conviction rate of better than 95 percent. The government typically doesn't indict unless it knows it can probably convict, and that should be unsettling news for the Falcons and their quarterback.
Falcons owner Arthur Blank, still out of the country Tuesday, faces a test of loyalty. Vick has been at times like a surrogate son to Blank, who has been often criticized locally for what is perceived as preferential treatment of his quarterback. But there came a point, perhaps when Blank awarded Vick a record $130 million, when the tenor of the relationship changed. Blank is all about image and, more than the dollar sign attached to Vick, it is the stigma his star could potentially carry that 
may concern him most.
may concern him most. This is a very disappointing turn of events especially after Vick has been working so hard in the offseason on yet another new offense. In light of the uncertainty of Michael Vicks season in Atlanta, the bookmakers have responded by readjusting or all together taking down the Falcon futures. This really sucks because on top of it all Vick is my fantasy football QB damnit!!!
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